Boanerges Studios
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Company Profile
Boanerges Studios is based in Del Mar, CA and was founded by Jesse Rapczak and Garland Wong in 2005.
Jesse and Garland Wong already have a lot of experience in the gaming industry. Jesse was a co-founder of Artificial Studios (creators of the Reality Engine, acquired by Epic Games in 2005, and which Boanerges' own engine is based on). Jesse led the creative team at Artifial Studios for 4 years, directing the need for many of the high-end features now contained in the product while creating tech demos for the software. Jesse is also a veteran in the film visual effects industry and has led teams in the area of CG content for feature films such as Scooby Doo 2, Exorcist: The Beginning, Catwoman, as well as many national commercial and advertising campaigns. And for Garland Wong its almost the same. He already has a rich history in the gaming scene. Garland Wong serves as the President of the studio. Garland is an entpreneur who has started numerous companies. After selling his third company CommerceWave to publicly traded iXL, Mr. Wong co-founded Kinzan and help raise $38 million in venture capital funding. Garland has a passion for video games and decided to start his own game studio. Boanerges Studios is a result of that passion. Garland is also a technologist who was part of the team that built CyberCash, the first real time payment system on the Internet. Garland is also a limited partner and technology advisor for Menlo Ventures and Global Internet Ventures. Garland sits on the boards and advisory boards of several technology startups in the US, China, and India.
Boanerges Studios build there own engine's for the next generation console's like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Boanerges Studios didn't release any game for a platform till now. There debut title will be Armaggedon for the Xbox 360.
